Brake-band



G. C. WHITMORE.

BRAKE BAND.

APPLICATION FILED APII. 25. 1917.

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encuen c. wHrrMonE, or PORTLAND, MAINE, AssIGNon-or 'oNnHALF To URBAN A.

' TowLE, or rortTLAND, MAINE BRAKE-BAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

' Application'led August v25, 1917. Serial No. 188,248.

T o allgufhomfz't may comer/n Be 1t known that I, Gnouea C. W HrrMoiin,

` a citizen of`tl1e United States, residing at lar split band that may be `clamped upon the peripheral face thereof. Because of their simplicity, such brake' mechanisms have gone into extensive use. It has been the practicel to equip the operative portion of the band with a brake lining made in whole or in part of ywoven asbestos or like mate,-

rial, rto provide'the frictional resistance to "the rotation of the disk, such lining being riveted or otherwise secured lat different points. along its length to the band. The ends of the band are ordinarily provided with lugs with which the brake rod is engaged4 to draw the ends of the band together and thus reduce the diameter ofthe hand, the lugs being separated a material distance on a linetaingential to a cii'cley inscribed about the axis of the disk. Heretofore the ends of the brake lining have terminatedfat the4 ends of the bands, and experience has shown that the wear upon the lining has localized at the ends of the band, causin them to become reduced in thickness,'frayed l vand rapidly to be'disintegrated. As a result. of long observation und experiment, I have. ascertained this to be due to the fact that the ends ,of the lining rest .upon the disk when the bandis open, and that, in drawing the ends ofthe band together. the principal points of contact between the band and the brake disk are at4 the ends of the band,

probably because the closingunoveinent of` the lugs is in a straight line. In any event, whatever the cause may be, it is the fact that the brake lining is subjected to wear almost entirely 'at or near the ends thereof, and

'that, because of thenlocalization of the frictional engagement of the lining and the disk at these points, the linings are short-lived and constantly must be replaced.

As a result of long continued. experiment,

I have ascertained that-if the band is provided with Wear-resistant and non-frictional material at the ends thereof, and foi-,hung

'a continuation of the brake lining, it is pos- .conseqiiently greatly to increase the life ofV sible to reduce .the wear on the ends of the lining, to distribute the wear more evenly along the entire length, of the lining, and

the latter.

My invention therefore consists in providing Athe band at portions adjacent the .ends thereof with a suitable wear-resistant material. such material forming, as it Were,'u.

continuation of the brake lining, to which, if it is desired, it may oe secured. Any suit- .able material may be employed which will serve the purpose, but, as an example ot what luis proven to be highly effective, I use vulcanized fiber, which experience has shown resists wear, and in use soon presents a compact smoothglass-like surface.

-. On the accompanying drawings,-'

Figure 1 illustrates ya brake mechanism. embodying my invention, the brake band being open. r i

Fi g. 2 shows the same parts with the band closed upon the brake dis Fig. 3 illustrates one end of the-band and the lining in longitudinal section.

Figs. 4 to 8 inclusive illustrate di'erent ways in which the wear-resistant ends may be secured to the lining.

Fig. 9 shows a brake mechanism having the usual lining. andk illustrates the condition of the lining after a short period of use. l

`It will be understood at the outset that the invention is not limited to use on automobiles, nor to the specific form of disk band and clamping mechanism .which I have illustrated and shall subsequently describe, as it may be employed in all kinds of band brakes. v v

The device, which I have selected as exf is the brake 'of the well known Ford car. It consists of a disk 10 o a rotary shaft 11, a resilient metallic band 1 notched lugs 112, 112, a stationary tubular member 13 bearing against one of the lugs, and a brake'rod 14 provided with a washer 15 and a nut 16 bearing against the other lug. When the rod14is moved to the left, it draws the lu together and clamps the band upon the dis as shown in Fig. 2. The lugs consist of castings or drop forgings, the base flanges 121 i' of which are riveted to the band by rivets 1"(.i Y

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a lining oi; wovenv asbestos fiber, or the like, which forms an articleV of commerce sold 9 under the names raybestos,

tosfetc., there being many of such articles A vsold under dierent trade naines. This lining terminates at the ends o the band and 4is securedby rivets 18, of which it is customary to locate, several at `or near said ends (not shown), and which, when the i0 endsof .the lining become worn, dig into and-.groove t e"A peripheral face 0i the disk. In accordance with my invention, however, I employ such a-lining as indicated at 19,. but, instead of having the lining coextensive in length with the band, it termi.-

nates at the points marked e e'. In other words, the lining extends through an arc of approximately 270 more or less. Beyond the end of the lining there are the extensions 20 which are substantially the in thickness as the lining and equal in width, -but ,which are formed `ot' some wear-resistant material, preferably hard or vulcanized fiber. These strips of fiber are secured at the endsof the band byn suitable `lt-astbnings,,sii'ch"a's rivets 21, which are placed in countersunk apertures so that their inner ends arerreinoved from the wearing surface y.f the sti'ips or extensions '20. These wear so strips lie directly under the lugs 112 and extend'laterally therefrom so as to occupy a portionl of vthe space beneath 'the base flanges 121 of said lugs. 'The wear strips may, if desired, be permanently :55 place so that they need not be removed when the.l asbestos. lining 19 is removed for replacement by a fresh lining, or they may be connected to the extremities ot' such liningas indicated in Figs. 4- to S inclusive.

40 In Fig. 4,:*the end of the lining 15) is formed with a head 22 which occupies a complemental socket formedl iii the extension or strip 20. In Fig. 5, the parts 19 and 20 are.

lnot directly connected but are shown as beingxcontiguous. In Fig. 6, the end oil-the lining l19 is curved convexly so as to tit inthe concave-endet they wear strip body and it is attached to said strip by stitches 'which -may be sunk intotlie surfaces of said parts.'

se In'lIi'gsf, ,7 and 8, the' strip 20' is connect-ed to the lining 19 by a belt fastener of metal, :the two ends of the parts being compleinefrit'ally skived .or vbeveled so that vone lie V v The belt fastener 24 ovidedwith prongs whichv mayV be inser .s iupo'i'i' the other.

dj intow the parts 19 and 2O and cleriehedasfillustrated in Fig. 8; y

'When 4theavbyaiid is loose' upon the brake xdislethe''wea s nips 20 rest loosely upon the i0 disk Aissliown 'in'Fi'g 1, so that very little we Y is experienced'iby the lining. When the lined experience'tliat'the wear isdistribiited praei tieally multibesface becomes lglazed and gri ppiiig secured iii l ,ner face of said band sclosediipon 'the disk, it is my equally along the entire length of vulcanized fiber, which e of commerce, the sur# smooth, and apparently more or .less compacted, with the. result-that the strips 20'A may be employed without renewal for adong time. I have found that the brake linings, when equipped with wearaesistant extensions. as herein escribed, may be used for a period of three or four times as great as that in which it is possible to employ Vthe liningv ordinarily used. By doing away With the possibility' of exposing the rivets to the disks by -the\ wear of the lining,

the lining. In usin forms a stable artic the expense of the tip-keep.

` Having thus explained the nature of iny saidinvention and described'a way of maks,` ing and using the same, attempting to set forth vall ofthe forms in which it may be made or all of the modes of its use, what I claim is:

1. A brake lining for band brakes, .oon-i.

I am able toe-save the.,. disks rom'injury and consequently lessen v 'although without .4

sisting of a strip of the usual fibrous ma.4

terial affording the means for frictionally the brake wheel, and end exten-v sions'theret'or of non-frictional wear-resist-l l ant material A brake lining for band brakes, consisting of a strip of the usual fibrous' mafy terial, and end extensions therefor of non' 'liictioiial vulcanized fiber substantiallyv equal in thickness to said fibrous strip.;

3. '.llie combination with a brakedisk and a split band for coperation a lining consisting of strips'o'f non-frietional weaiiesistant material at 'the end. portions of the band, 'and an intervening strip of thefusiial flexible material.

Jl. V he combination with a brake a split band for cooperation therewith havtherewith, i of disk and i ing lugs for engagement with tlievband elosf ing devices, of a lining attached tothe inf nei: tace ot said band and consisting of an intermediate portion 'of the '\usual lfibrous material', and end portions, underlying the# lugs, i'oinie'd of wear-resistant" non-.frictional material. 'i

5. The combination with a a split band for cooperation ing lugs for engagement with' the band closing devices, ot a brake-disk and.

therewith havlining attached to the inf and consisting of an intermediate portion of the `usual fibroiis=A f material,` and end portions, underlyingthe lugs, formed of wear-,resistant non-fric" tional material, said intermediate. and end portions being connected independently of their attachment to the band. i

In testimony whereof I` have afiiXedmy signature.

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